Albert McCormick Community Centre

Waterloo, ON · Public skating times & prices

Known for its library, ice rinks and community rooms, with upgrades approved by Waterloo council in 2025

Public skating at Albert McCormick Community Centre: the next 7 days

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Adult Skate

Thursday, October 15

  • · Public Skate · CA$7

Admission and skate rental

Admission
CA$5.25–CA$15.80 · Official source
Address
500 Parkside Dr, Waterloo, ON
Phone
519-885-1700
Website
waterloo.ca
Brick wall of the building with the "Albert McCormick Community Centre" sign, bike racks and an EV charger on the sidewalk in front. — Albert McCormick Community Centre
Brick wall of the building with the "Albert McCormick Community Centre" sign, bike racks and an EV charger on the sidewalk in front. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
A wide sheet seen from behind the boards with a few players near the far end, steel girders and a long wall of glass above. — Albert McCormick Community Centre
A wide sheet seen from behind the boards with a few players near the far end, steel girders and a long wall of glass above. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

A community centre with ice rinks and a library, being upgraded

The Albert McCormick Community Centre is well known for its library, ice rinks and community rooms. In July 2021 the city opened the Albert McCormick Central Plaza at the front of the building, a project in the making since 2013 and now the newest addition to Waterloo's outdoor recreational space.

In May 2025 Waterloo council approved the next steps for two projects. An energy and accessibility retrofit will remove the central skylight assembly above the west ice rink, upgrade interior doors and windows to reduce condensation and fogging, add automatic sliding doors and create a fully accessible universal washroom with a ceiling lift, adult change table and shower.

A second project will expand the community centre and the McCormick Branch Library, with an updated exterior entrance and a fully accessible connection between the arena, the library and a new community room. The room will be a flexible, multi-purpose space with sports flooring and a basketball net, and the branch library will be renovated and expanded with a programming room, quiet study rooms and a makerspace.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

Skating fees including HST, 1 visit: child and youth (3 to 17) CA$5.25; adult (18 to 54) CA$7.00; seniors (55+) CA$5.25; family (up to 4 people: 2 adults and 2 children) CA$15.80, additional family member CA$2.65; parent and child skate (1 parent and 1 child) CA$6.80. 10 visit passes: CA$47.39, CA$63.16 and CA$142.28.

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Skates & rentals

Skates can be borrowed with a Waterloo Public Library card at two library branches.

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Booking & check-in

Public skates are booked online up to 72 hours in advance.

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Skating with children

Parent-and-child skates are for parents with children 13 and under; CSA-approved helmets are recommended for all skaters.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.